France, Britain unveil nuclear weapons cooperation to counter threat to Europe

France and Britain on Thursday agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as the two European powerhouses seek to respond to growing threats to the continent and uncerta...

Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament

30 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday—marking a step toward ending a decades-long insurgency against Turkey. Tap for the ...

US military delivering some weapons to Ukraine after pause

The United States is delivering artillery shells and mobile rocket artillery missiles to Ukraine, two U.S. officials said Wednesday—days after President Donald Trump's administration halted shipmen...

Children among 16 dead in Israeli strike near Gaza medical center as truce talks drag

An Israeli strike hit Palestinians near a medical centre in Gaza on Thursday, killing 16 including children and wounding more people, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on wi...

UK to sign deal to supply air defense missiles to Ukraine

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Malaysia says China ready to sign SEA nuclear weapons-free treaty

China will sign up to a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region as soon as all documentation is ready, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

Rescuers save four more survivors from Houthi-struck ship in Red Sea, 11 still missing

escuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said ...

UN mission in Libya urges immediate de-escalation in Tripoli

The U.N. Mission in Libya urged on Wednesday all Libyan parties to avoid actions or political rhetoric that could trigger escalation or renewed clashes in Tripoli, following reports of continued mi...

Europe looks to Nordic space race to scale back US dependence

Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are racing to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe into space as the region looks to reduce its reliance on U.S. players. Tap ...

Turkey and Pakistan discuss defense industry cooperation

Turkey's foreign and defense ministers discussed cooperation in defense and energy with officials in Pakistan during a visit to Islamabad on Wednesday, Ankara said. Tap for the full brief.

Taiwan displays new US-made Abrams tanks amid annual war games

Taiwan's army on Thursday displayed its first U.S.-sourced M1A2T Abrams tanks—a conventional weapon analysts say will need protection against drones in any future battle, given lessons from the Ukr...

Nigerian forces kill 30 bandits in counter-operation

Nigerian security forces killed at least 30 bandits in coordinated counter-operations in the country’s northwest state of Katsina, the state's internal security commissioner said Thursday. Tap for ...

X removes posts by Musk chatbot Grok after it praises Adolf Hitler

Social media posts on the X account of the Grok chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI were removed Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced con...

Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders to meet Thursday in Abu Dhabi on peace plan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, their governments said, to work to finalize a peace agreement—after...

Netanyahu, Trump meet for second time as Israel keeps up Gaza bombing

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian territory ami...